And another fish landed

Yes, we caught another Cape Yellow Tail. This time Nick was on watch
again but he didn't call anyone to assist this time. Unceremoniously he
brought the fish in by himself, filleted the fish and placed it in the
fridge. Today I will have the pleasure of preparing fresh fish. The lure
we use was chosen by my 8 year old daughter when we were at the fishing
tackle shop. A nice looking lure with pink ,purple and blue colours. I
have never even looked at it before and it seems to be working very
well.

The wind subsided quite a bit last night and we had to motor till about
8 this morning. The strong weather that was predicted have evaporated
into thin air and the fresh grib weather file from my mom predicts
steady 15 kts from behind. It started coming more and more around and
about an hour ago Steven and myself hoisted our secondary headsail.Now
we have two sails working in unison. Not much wind yet but enough to
keep us going at an acceptable speed.

On board things are starting to shape nicely. Eduan is the quiet one,
Steven the chirpy one, Nick playing for fairplay and myself quite happy
to find myself in such good company.All of us shaping each other and
sharing experiences to the benefitof all.

Yesterday we had good sailing weather and I had Nick helming for an hour
or so, giving him a hint here and there but allowing him to find his own
way.It is a rare pleasure to be at the helm of such a stunning yacht and
feeling one with all around you. Not many people take the opportunity to
helm when conditions are perfect, the autopilot does most of the
steering.Edduan also gets his turn at the helm. There is no challenge to
see who is best, we just enjoy the experience and chirp each other, with
respect, when an opportunity presents itself. All in good spirit.

Our nautical term for today is Above Board. Literally the wooden boards
of planking which make up the deck. Any activity which went on 'above
boards' would be in the open for everyone to see. Thus it has come to
mean honest and fair play.

Our position at present is 25*11'S/009*28'E.We have covered about 750 nm
since leaving Cape Town.Hope you have a great weekend.

Captain Paul